Amy & Reggie; The West Monitor Barn, Burlington Vermont

June 30, 2009 – 1:15 pm

The only thing better then a Vermont wedding is a Burlington Vermont wedding.  It’s just the perfect mix of “urban” and country.

Amy really planned a fantastic wedding!  Starting in downtown Burlington at the Hilton, ceremony at Saint Michael’s College chapel and reception at The West Monitor Barn in Richmond (with a school bus to take guests back and forth from the hotel to the barn).

One thing I heard at this wedding really stuck out to me.  In Amy’s father’s toast he said many people spend so much time looking for the right person rather then trying to be the right person.  That is a wonderful pearl of wisdom.

Congratulations Amy & Reggie!!

-Thea

Click here to see a slideshow of more photos from Amy & Reggie’s wedding!

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Jeralyn & Ted; Zorvino Vineyards, Sandown New Hampshire

June 14, 2009 – 4:23 pm

After another week of rain, the Sun Gods came through this Saturday for Jeralyn & Ted.

Jeralyn and Ted are an incredibly sweet couple and their wedding was no different.  The ceremony was at the First Baptist Church in Plaistow and reception at the Zorvino Vineyards in Sandown.  This was my first time to Zorvino and it was perfect.  Zorvino has a beautiful timber frame building for receptions, complete with a catwalk for ariel photographs and dramatic bouquet tosses.  The grounds are beautiful and photo opportunities plentiful!!  See for yourself!

More here! Please tell me what you think!!

-Thea

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Yelena & Pat Sunset Hill House; Sugar Hill, New Hampshire

June 7, 2009 – 4:17 pm

If anyone is looking for the most photogenic place to get married, look no further.  The Sunset Hill House in Sugar Hill NH (home of the famous Polly’s Pancake Parlor) is hands down the easiest place to photograph in New Hampshire.  Or maybe it was just an easy subject!

Yelena & Pat had a spectacular New Hampshire wedding!  With the amazing view of the presidential range as their personal backdrop they exchanged beautiful and heartfelt vows.

It was just such an easy, laid back wedding!  Congratulations Yelena & Pat!!

All of Yelena & Pat’s photos are on-line here.  As always, I love to hear your comments!!

-Thea

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Gay Marriage in NH!

June 3, 2009 – 5:39 pm

New Hampshire just became the 6th state to recognize gay marriage.  I’m am so proud to live in a state that finally recognizes the right for all people to marry.

Congratulations to everyone who fought so long and hard for this measure!

Cheers!

- Thea

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Jessica & James; The White Mountain Hotel, North Conway NH

June 2, 2009 – 1:56 pm

After a week of straight rain, the sun came out for Jessica & James’ Wedding at The White Mountain Hotel.  It was a beautiful day, beautiful couple and super kind family.  Very touching wedding.

See more here.

Please leave your comments below!!  I really like to hear what you think.

-Thea

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Gyodi & Andy; Promises To Keep, Derry New Hampshire

May 27, 2009 – 1:47 pm

I suspected this would be a fun wedding, but this was beyond my expectations!

Andy and Gyodi have an wonderful sense of hummor, but I didn’t expect that to extend beyond one generation.  To my surprise, Gyodi’s whole family is beautifully light-hearded.  Her father wore a clown nose in the formals!  Their friends wrote and sung a song about how they met during the reception.  And Gyodi’s father and brother put on wigs during their toast.  It was one of those weddings that really kept me on my toes!

Thanks Gyodi & Andy!

Beautiful Promises To Keep Venue in Derry NH

Beautiful Promises To Keep Venue in Derry NH

More photos here!

Cheers,

Thea

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Gree & Jamie; Snowvillage Inn, Conway NH

May 25, 2009 – 1:47 pm

Last weekend I had the honor of photographing an elopement.  Gree & Jamie we’re planning a big wedding, but scratched that idea and got married at a small New Hampshire Inn with only their daughter in attendance.  It was a wonderful, heartfelt ceremony and a fantastic venue for portraits!

Meet Izzie

Congratulations Gree & Jamie!!

-Thea

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Kristen & Dom’s Vermont Engagement

May 19, 2009 – 1:48 pm

I woke up Sunday morning to pouring rain!  I called Kristen right away to warn her before she drove all the way to Ascutney, Vermont from Connecticut!  But the weather soon turned.  We really got the perfect mix of sun, blue sky and clouds. I can’t wait for their October wedding.

The rest of Kristen & Dom’s engagement photos can be viewed here. Love to hear what you think!

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Wall Galleries

May 15, 2009 – 10:02 am

I just hung up these wall galleries in my office that I wanted to share.   Often it is hard to know what to do with all your photos.  I suggest having a plan before ordering prints and think about ways that multiple images can work together to create your own gallery.  I’m going to add these collections into the on-line ordering system, so you can plug your photos in and receive a finished product ready for your walls in just a couple of weeks.  No more agonizing!

Baby's First Year

Maternity and Newborn Session

I have one more, I haven’t even hung up yet.  It’s (6) 6×6 canvases.  It looks awesome!!  I’ll post a picture as soon as I have a minute to get it up.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Thea

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Utopia

May 13, 2009 – 3:37 pm

I am just back from Utopia, aka Burlington, Vermont. I was visiting Bryan who is building a Sugar Shack for the Rock Point School. They are actually calling it the Taj Ma Sugar Hall, because it is way to fancy to be called a shack.  It’s his community project for the year.  The kids help, it’s a traditional community hand raising.  Very cool!

But back to Utopia…Do you know that Burlington does not have black flies?  That’s right no bugs at this time of year.  Did you also know that there is a campground on the bike path about a mile from downtown?  I don’t know why I’ve ever stayed in a hotel there.

Now, I don’t know if Rock Point would host a wedding.  But it would be the perfect place.  They also house the Rock Point Summer Conferences which has an outdoor chapel, 3 private beaches, very rustic cabins and the whole campus right next to the campground and a stone’s throw from the Hilton and all that.  If you are looking for a Vermont wedding venue, give them a call.  It never hurts to ask.

Here’s a snap shot of the view from Battery Park. Those mountains are all undeveloped!!

Cell Phone Image - please excuse the poor quality

And here is Kyra on her first camping trip!  We stayed in one of the cabins - so it’s “Kamping” with running water, flush toliets and electricity.  But she slept in a sleeping bag!

Cell Phone Image - please excuse the poor quality

Hope everyone is having a great week!!

-Thea

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